Immunizations

If you are ready to upload and input your
vaccination records please log into My Student Chart:

My Student Chart
Immunization Requirements

For instructions on how to upload your immunization records watch or read:

UC Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Requirement

All new incoming UCI students must complete a TB Screen Risk Form. This form can be found in My Student Chart under Medical Clearances. After answering the TB Screen Risk Form, review Medical Clearances for additional requirements added based on your responses.

Written Instructions:

  1. Log into My Student Chart with UCI Net ID
  2. Fill out your birthdate
  3. On Home Page, “View My Compliances”
  4. Click “Update” button next to Immunization Record Upload and upload your record in jpg, png, pdf format.
  5. Once complete, move on to “updating individual vaccinations.” Input date and type of vaccination received. This information can be found on the immunization record that you just uploaded.
  6.  Next fill out the TB Risk form and return to the “Immunization and Health Clearance” page. If a new clearance called TB Test appears, you must fulfill a TB scan or blood test.
  7. There are 2 vaccinations that are optional: Covid 19 annual and Influenza Annual. If you have received these immunizations, you may input them the same way as all of the other vaccinations. If you do not have or want these immunizations, click the Request an Exemption button and fill out the information.
  8. If you still need help with becoming compliant after doing all of the above, please schedule an appointment to visit our Vaccine Clinic.
Instructions PDF

Where To Get Your Vaccines:

UCI Campus Pharmacy Clinics

Albertsons and Ralphs are currently on our UCI campus to make vaccines available to you, and are offering incentives to support this effort.

These clinics are located at the Continuing Education Building 1st Floor Lobby and there are several parking spots provided.

Click on the Date Below that works best for your schedule. Although you may Walk-In, space may be limited, so schedule your appointment now.

*At this time, UC Irvine SHIP students are unable to receive any vaccines through the Ralphs Pharmacy Vaccine clinics.

September Dates:

Wednesday, September 24
  • Ralphs 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Code: UCSHCVAC25)
Thursday, September 25
  • Ralphs 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Code: UCSHCVAC25)
Friday, September 26
  • Ralphs 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Code: UCSHCVAC25)
Monday, September 29

October Dates:

Thursday, October 2

 

Friday, October 3
Monday, October 6
  • Ralphs 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Code: UCSHCVAC25)
Wednesday, October 8
  • Ralphs 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Code: UCSHCVAC25)

UCI Student Health Center

Schedule your Vaccine Appointment at the UCI Student Health Center:

FALL VACCINE CLINIC HOURS
September 22 to December 12, 2025
Monday to Friday  Appointments 9:30am-12pm
Appointments Available  1:30pm-4:30pm

 

View the dates in the above toggle dropdown area or click below to schedule directly:

Important Tips Before you Go:

  • Know the vaccines that you require ahead of time
    • On this page, go to “More Information”
    • then go to “How to Obtain Copies of Your Immunization Records”
    • It provides links to search your State Immunization Registry
  •  Have your INSURANCE INFORMATION ready
    • CLICK HERE if you need more information about Insurance
  • Remember to take a pic of your VACCINE FORM to include
    • Your Name and Birthdate
    • The Date and the Vaccines you received
  • Upload the pic of your VACCINE FORM to your portal

Before arriving to the Student Health Center (Building 5 on the campus map):

 If you will be driving:

  • Park in front of the SHC, parking lot 19A.
  • Register your parking space, color and make of your vehicle in the lobby, when you enter our building.
  • Use the Self-Check-In iPad to check in for your appointment or check in with the front desk.
  • Your name will be called when a nurse is ready for you.

If you’ll be walking:

  • Use the Self-Check-In iPad to check in for your appointment or check in with the front desk.
  • Your name will be called when a nurse is ready for you.

If you’re arriving by mobility devices such as a bicycle, E-scooter, E-bike, or skateboard:

  • Use the bike rack, in front of SHC, to lock your mobility device.
  • Mobility devices such as bicycles, E-scooters, E-bikes, skateboards, and etc., are not permitted inside the building.

Student Health Center will accept walk-in appointments, based on availability. An appointment is encouraged by calling (949) 824-5304 or scheduling from your My Student Chart.

  • Please check-in 10 minutes before your appointment time.
  • Bring a photo ID.
  • Ensure your vaccination record has been uploaded to your My Student Chart.

Complete your Screening Checklist for Contraindications to Vaccines for Adult questionnaire, found in your My Student Chart.

  • Fasting is not required to receive your vaccines.
  • If you do not have UC SHIP, and are a registered student, you can still receive vaccines at the Student Health Center or a SHC vaccine clinic on campus
    • (i.e., flu and Covid) but you will be responsible for the fee, which will be billed to your ZOT account. You can then attempt to seek reimbursement from your outside (non-SHIP) plan. Please reach out to your outside health insurance plan for more details. For those non-SHIP students, other vendor vaccine clinics (i.e., Ralph’s, CVS, Walgreens, etc.) offer vaccination services but those respective clinics would determine eligibility based on your outside insurance plan.
  • If you do not have UC SHIP, and do not want to pay out of pocket, please contact your Insurance and Healthcare Provider
    • Many doctor’s offices offer vaccines for their patients, but appointments are usually required
  • To see the fees for our most common services, please visit here.

Most chain and independent pharmacies provide vaccines, and below is a list of those located in the Irvine area. Appointments are often required.

More Information:

**Immunization and TB screening requirements are due on the 1st day of instructions for the term you are entering UC Irvine. An academic hold may be placed on your account, preventing you from registering for your following term, if you are not compliant with these University requirements.

For students who have UC-SHIP:

    • Vaccines and TB testing are covered 100%. There is no office visit copay or coinsurance required, and referrals are not required.
    • A referral is needed if you obtain your immunizations/TB testing at a Non-SHIP covered clinic
      • For example, a pharmacy “Minute Clinic”
      • Referrals must be submitted via My Student Chart:
      • On the portal homepage, Go to “Messages”
      • Select “New Message”
      • Select “SHC – Insurance: Referral Request and Other General Inquiries”
      • To send documents securely to Insurance Services, please upload the document(s) on My Student Chart
      • Go to “Clearances/Uploads”
      • Select “SHC Insurance Department”

      For students who have Non-SHIP Health Insurance:

All new incoming UCI students must complete a TB Screen Risk Form. This form can be found in the My Student Chart under Medical Clearances. After answering the TB Screen Risk Form, review Medical Clearances for additional requirements added based on your responses.

Based on your response to the TB Screen Risk Form, you may need to complete several additional requirements.

  • Tuberculosis Testing: You can complete this requirement by uploading results for one TB skin test or one TB blood test (T-spot or Quantiferon Gold) performed within one year of the first date of instruction. A chest x-ray will not fulfill your TB test requirement.  If needed, schedule an appointment for TB blood testing through your Student Health Portal.  Do not upload results for lab testing performed at the Student Health Center.  Your records will automatically be updated once results return.
  • TB Clearance Assessment & TB Nurse Review: These requirements can be completed by uploading a completed TB Health Assessment Form.  The TB Health Assessment form is to be completed by your primary care provider.  If completing Section B, your provider must complete all 4 sections.  Don’t forget to upload a radiology report for a chest x-ray performed within one year of the first date of instruction.  Allow 3 to 5 business days for a nurse to review your form.

Students who do not show risk factors for TB as indicated by their responses on the High-Risk TB Screening Questionnaire are not required to complete/submit a TB Health Assessment Form to the Student Health Center.

However, if your responses on the High-Risk TB Screening Questionnaire show you to be at higher risk, you will need to have further testing completed by your Primary Care Provider or other licensed healthcare provider.

  • Download the TB Health Assessment Form and take it to your Primary Care Provider or other licensed healthcare provider who is unrelated to you.
  • Once any additional TB testing is complete and your physician or other licensed healthcare provider has determined that you are free of active TB, your provider must Complete and Sign the form.
  • Log on to the secure My Student Chart and upload the Completed and Signed TB Health Assessment Form for submission to SHC.

Please click here for more information about the UC TB Policy

1. Proof of Flu Vaccination or Declination for Covered Individuals. On or before November 1st each year, students who are living, learning, or working on campus or on premises at any University facility (“Covered Individuals”) must:

  • receive education concerning influenza vaccine; and
  • receive or affirmatively decline influenza vaccination, as further described below. Exemptions are unnecessary and need not be requested since a student may decline the flu vaccination.

2. Vaccination

  • On-Site Vaccination: Vaccination on-site is available at any University location (e.g., UCI Student Health Center; UCI Health Clinics including Gottschalk Medical Plaza and other UCI affiliated clinics).
  • Off-Site Vaccination: Students may receive a flu vaccination at numerous clinical sites located off-campus  (e.g., at a private health care provider’s office, local pharmacy, public health clinic, or during a vaccine fair). UCI Student Health Center is the Location Vaccine Authority for UCI students.
  • To meet the Seasonal Flu requirement, vaccines must be received on or after August 1st . Flu vaccinations from the prior flu season will NOT be considered.
  • Flu Vaccines are available through the Student Health Center, and students are encouraged to make an appointment online at the Student Health My Student Chart or call the SHC appointment line at (949) 824-5304. There is no out-of-pocket cost for the flu vaccine for students who are covered by UC SHIP. For “non-SHIP” students, the cost is $40.00. There are additional fees if you receive other vaccines during the same visit.  “Non-SHIP” students who are enrolled in ACA-compliant health plans may be able to submit a claim for full reimbursement of charges related to preventative care services. “Non-SHIP” students enrolled in HMO, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal HMO and similar plans (e.g., Kaiser, Sutter Health, Cal Optima, etc…) are unlikely to receive reimbursement and should always check with their plan before receiving ANY services ay Student Health Center.

3. Flu Vaccination Declination

Students who choose to decline the influenza vaccine can follow the declination process.

A Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) is a document, produced by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), that informs vaccine recipients – or their parents or legal representatives – about the benefits and risks of a vaccine they are receiving. As a patient, you should receive a VIS from your provider for each vaccine that has been recommended for you prior to receiving the vaccine. Please visit the CDC website for the Vaccine Information Statement pertaining to the specific vaccine that you will be receiving (CDC Vaccine Information Statements) as well as additional information (CDC VIS Information).

Your vaccination or immunization record provides a history of all vaccines you received as a child and adult. This may be a “yellow card”, a paper file from your primary care provider, or a record from your previous high school or college.

Immunization Record History Example California Immunization School Record Example

If you do not have a copy of your immunization records please contact your primary care physician, childhood pediatrician, or previous high school or college to request these records. You will need these records to update your health data in the My Student Chart, which will help you to meet the clearance requirement.

 

Immunization Registries:

Another potential source for obtaining copies of your immunization records is your State Immunization Registry, which are secure computer systems that store immunization records.

CAIR Logo California Digital Vaccine Record Logo

Below are several state-specific resources:

WASHINGTON
Call: (866) 397-0337
Email: WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov

HAWAII
Call: (800) 933-4832
Fax: (808) 586-8347
Email: immunization@doh.hawaii.gov

TEXAS
Call: (800) 348-9158
Email: ImmTrac2@dshs.texas.gov

NEW YORK (except New York City)
Call: (518) 473-4437
Email: nysiis@health.ny.gov

NEW YORK CITY 
Call: (347) 396-2400
Email: NYCvaxrecord@health.nyc.gov

NEW JERSEY 
Call: (609) 826-4860

ALL STATES (CDC)

Once you have your immunization and TB records please upload them directly into your SHC electronic health record via the My Student Chart by following the instructions here: How to upload your records

If you experience problems related to uploading your records, please visit the My Student Chart and follow these instructions to send a message:

  • Click on “Messages”
  • Click on “New Message”
  • Select “I would like to send a CLINICAL secure message to the Student Health Center“
  • Select “New Student Immunization Requirement” and Click “Continue”
  • Compose your message and click on “Send”. You should receive a response within 3-5 business days.

For general information and questions related to Student Health, please visit the FAQ page.

Even if your childhood vaccinations were received outside the US, we want to be sure you get credit for each of them! Vaccination and TB testing records need to be translated in English. Enter them into your My Student Chart by following the directions.

Immunization Non-Compliance 2025

Students seeking a Medical Exemption or Declination must submit a request via the Student Health Patient Portal no later than the compliance deadline dates. Exemption requests are unnecessary for the flu and COVID vaccines as students may submit a declination letter.

Are you awaiting a decision for a submitted MEDICAL EXEMPTION or VACCINE DECLINATION?

  • ​No – I don’t know how to do that
  • Yes
    • Have you received a response from the Student Health Center requesting more information?
      • ​No
        • ​Please check your emails and Student Health My Student Chart for messages regarding the status of your request.
        • If there is nothing, please contact the Student Health Center by Phone: (949) 824-4348 or Email: SHC-immunization@uci.edu
      • Yes
        • ​Have you checked your student health portal “Medical Clearances” section to be sure this has not already been approved?
          • ​No
            • Please check your Student Health My Student Chart and click on “Medical Clearances”
          • Yes

For information regarding exemptions or declinations, please visit: Immunization Requirements Exemption or Declination

If you intend to submit a request, please click on the form below that corresponds to the specific exemption or declination that you are requesting. The submission of a request is completed online via the My Student Chart.

Overview of the process:

  1. Download the fillable request form. Links to the forms appear below on this webpage and they are also available on the My Student Chart.
  2. Complete and sign the applicable form.
    * Note that the medical exemption form must be completed and signed by an approved health care provider.
  3. Upload the completed form to the My Student Chart.
  4.  for appropriate review and processing.

Review of Exemption/Declination Requests

  1. Medical Exemptions will be reviewed by the SHC Medical Director.
  2. Declinations will be AUTO-APPROVED if all information is entered correctly.
  3. Remote Learning requests will be reviewed and confirmed with Registrar.

Questions?

* For questions regarding the exemptions process, please send a secure message on the My Student Chart.

Students who show risk factors for TB as indicated by their responses on the High Risk TB Screening Questionnaire (which you can find above in “More Information” UC Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Requirement) are required to complete/submit a TB Health Assessment Form to the Student Health Center.

Have you answered the TB (Tuberculosis) Screening Questions?

  • ​No – I don’t know how to do that
  • ​Yes​
    • Is your TB Screen – Risk Form “COMPLIANT” under Clearance in the Portal?
      • Yes – You are COMPLIANT for TB (Tuberculosis)
      • No
        • ​Were you directed to get Blood Tested or a Chest X-ray
          • ​No
          • Yes
            • ​Have you been Blood Tested for TB or had a Chest X-ray recently?
              • ​No
                • ​Please follow the instructions you were provided to have your blood drawn or Chest X-Ray performed.
              • Yes